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  1. @manawyrm A glimpse into my home lab around 2001 or 2002—nobody knows for sure.
    An HP NetServer LH Pro with a Pentium Pro 200 running Windows NT 4.0 Server and six 2 GB SCSI drives. Next to it, my self-built Pentium 133 with two HDDs, dual Plextor UltraWide SCSI CD-ROM drives, and an Iomega ZIP drive. Topped with an HP PhotoSmart P1000 and a 15" Targa CRT. I knew every jumper, cable, and SCSI terminator by heart. #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #SCSI

  2. @manawyrm A glimpse into my home lab around 2001 or 2002—nobody knows for sure.
    An HP NetServer LH Pro with a Pentium Pro 200 running Windows NT 4.0 Server and six 2 GB SCSI drives. Next to it, my self-built Pentium 133 with two HDDs, dual Plextor UltraWide SCSI CD-ROM drives, and an Iomega ZIP drive. Topped with an HP PhotoSmart P1000 and a 15" Targa CRT. I knew every jumper, cable, and SCSI terminator by heart. #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #SCSI

  3. If you're sitting in your office wondering why file transfers to your Windows NT 3.5 server are so slow, talk to your network admin!

    Surprisingly, Civilization II runs *just fine* on NT 3.5. Perhaps they've also discovered this...

    #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #HotDogStand

  4. If you're sitting in your office wondering why file transfers to your Windows NT 3.5 server are so slow, talk to your network admin!

    Surprisingly, Civilization II runs *just fine* on NT 3.5. Perhaps they've also discovered this...

    #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #HotDogStand

  5. The depressing thing about Windows NT 4.0 is you install it and it feels incredibly snappy compared to Windows 98 SE on the exact same Pentium MMX 233 MHz machine... and then as soon as you install Internet Explorer 4 to make it compatible with later software depending on the DLLs from that the performance immediately goes to shit with visible redraws in Windows Explorer which don't happen under 98 SE. RIP.

    also god the IE integration into the shell for rendering the UI was such a bad idea, Electron 20 years before its time (derogatory)

    #WindowsNT #retrocomputing

  6. The depressing thing about Windows NT 4.0 is you install it and it feels incredibly snappy compared to Windows 98 SE on the exact same Pentium MMX 233 MHz machine... and then as soon as you install Internet Explorer 4 to make it compatible with later software depending on the DLLs from that the performance immediately goes to shit with visible redraws in Windows Explorer which don't happen under 98 SE. RIP.

    also god the IE integration into the shell for rendering the UI was such a bad idea, Electron 20 years before its time (derogatory)

    #WindowsNT #retrocomputing

  7. Nachschub für die 90er Retro-Software-Sammlung! Heute gibt es die deutsche Vollversion des Betriebssystems "Windows NT 4.0" auf CD-ROM. Natürlich inkl. der kompletten ISO, dem Service Pack 6a und sauberen Scans in 600dpi. Einen Satz kompatibler NT-Bootdisketten habe ich ebenfalls verlinkt.

    Ich bin auch heute noch immer wieder begeistert, wie cool diese klassischen Microsoft CD-ROMs aussahen!

    archive.org/details/nt4_de-sp1

    Viel Spaß damit! 😜

    #WindowsNT #WinNT #Windows #Microsoft #90er #90s #Software #Computing #Retro #RetroComputing #IBMPC #Betriebssystem #CDROM

  8. Was Software für meine Retro-Sammlung angeht, bin ich kein allzu großer Fan von OEM-Fassungen, wie sie immer haufenweise diesen Fertig-PCs beilagen, sondern suche mir bevorzugt lieber normale Retail- oder Einzelhandelsversionen. Allerdings sind letztere oft leider echt schwer zu finden und kaum mehr zu bekommen.

    Bei Windows NT 4.0 hatte ich jetzt aber heute echt mal Glück! Für nichtmal 9€ konnte ich diese Vollversion auf CD-ROM ergattern. Noch komplett eingeschweißt und neu in Folie. Davon hatte ich bisher auch tatsächlich noch gar kein ISO Disc Image im Netz gefunden...

    P. S. Hier nun für alle der Download-Link: archive.org/details/nt4_de-sp1

    #NT4 #WindowsNT #Microsoft #RetroComputing #90s #90er #Retro

  9. Yeah... I got Windows NT 4.0 running with Service Pack 6a incl. drivers and all the latest updates from 1999 and even managed to install a few games: Windows Entertainment Pack, SimCity Classic and Age of Empires II. This is quite nice! Although I remember from back in the day that NT 4.0 only supported a very limited selection of games. That's why I always used it as part of a dual-boot setup with Windows 9x.

    #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Retro #Gaming #Windows #WindowsNT #Microsoft #90s #90er #PCGaming

  10. I am also quite impressed by Windows NT, as I learn more about its workings. For example, its desktop and session architecture is something Linux desktops could learn from.

    ...and then I remember what became of it :flan_despair:​

    #WindowsNT #RetroComputing

  11. I am also quite impressed by Windows NT, as I learn more about its workings. For example, its desktop and session architecture is something Linux desktops could learn from.

    ...and then I remember what became of it :flan_despair:​

    #WindowsNT #RetroComputing

  12. I finally located the version for Windows NT 4.0. Firefox 2.0 used IPv6 automatically!

    #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #IPv6

  13. I finally located the version for Windows NT 4.0. Firefox 2.0 used IPv6 automatically!

    #RetroComputing #WindowsNT #IPv6

  14. thinking about getting a lower back tattoo for my birthday...
    #windowsNT

  15. thinking about getting a lower back tattoo for my birthday...
    #windowsNT

  16. Free to a good home: A Browser Mouse install floppy for DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0. 💾 :win:

    #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #Floppy #Mouse #DOS #Windows95 #Windows98 #WindowsNT

  17. Free to a good home: A Browser Mouse install floppy for DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0. 💾 :win:

    #FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #Floppy #Mouse #DOS #Windows95 #Windows98 #WindowsNT

  18. If #Microsoft released #Windows10 in 2007, that would rewrite the company's strategy under the #WindowsNT 6.X OS Family.
    It would also transition the OS from XP to a modern platform.

    Would you have loved to see Windows 10 in 2007?
    Let me know down below!

    Crafted on CoPilot.

  19. Ah, yes, the groundbreaking revelation that #WSL2 is basically just a VM with delusions of grandeur 🤯. In a thrilling 9-minute dissertation, we're reminded that Windows NT subsystems are like the hipster cousins of VMs, still cool but desperately trying to convince everyone they’re not just living in the basement. 🖥️🧠
    ssg.dev/isnt-wsl2-just-a-vm/ #VirtualMachine #WindowsNT #HipsterTech #GroundbreakingRevelation #HackerNews #ngated

  20. Ah, yes, the groundbreaking revelation that #WSL2 is basically just a VM with delusions of grandeur 🤯. In a thrilling 9-minute dissertation, we're reminded that Windows NT subsystems are like the hipster cousins of VMs, still cool but desperately trying to convince everyone they’re not just living in the basement. 🖥️🧠
    ssg.dev/isnt-wsl2-just-a-vm/ #VirtualMachine #WindowsNT #HipsterTech #GroundbreakingRevelation #HackerNews #ngated

  21. 🖥️💾💿🕹️💾 Una distribuzione fatta per i "nostalgici" grazie a ReactOS

    Un tuffo nel passato con un sistema operativo moderno! 💾 Ti ricordi Windows 95? ReactOS ti offre un'esperienza simile, ma open source e completamente gratuita. Scopri questo incredibile progetto!

    youtu.be/LUmDIlm8l5I?si=Hvq1Ei

    @linux

    #opensourceitalia #unolinux #gnulinux #distro #ita #opensource #reactos #windowsnt

  22. 🖥️💾💿🕹️💾 Una distribuzione fatta per i "nostalgici" grazie a ReactOS

    Un tuffo nel passato con un sistema operativo moderno! 💾 Ti ricordi Windows 95? ReactOS ti offre un'esperienza simile, ma open source e completamente gratuita. Scopri questo incredibile progetto!

    youtu.be/LUmDIlm8l5I?si=Hvq1Ei

    @linux

    #opensourceitalia #unolinux #gnulinux #distro #ita #opensource #reactos #windowsnt

  23. 🚨 Breaking News: Windows 95 #UI Code Sneakily Invades Windows NT! 🎉 Turns out, Microsoft developers didn't have enough legacy code to juggle, so they decided to sprinkle some vintage UI magic dust on NT for nostalgia's sake. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still wondering if Visual Studio will ever run without needing an exorcism. 🧙‍♂️
    devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewt #Windows95 #WindowsNT #MicrosoftLegacy #Nostalgia #VisualStudio #HackerNews #ngated

  24. 🚨 Breaking News: Windows 95 #UI Code Sneakily Invades Windows NT! 🎉 Turns out, Microsoft developers didn't have enough legacy code to juggle, so they decided to sprinkle some vintage UI magic dust on NT for nostalgia's sake. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still wondering if Visual Studio will ever run without needing an exorcism. 🧙‍♂️
    devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewt #Windows95 #WindowsNT #MicrosoftLegacy #Nostalgia #VisualStudio #HackerNews #ngated

  25. My analytics for MarkWrites.io show a surge of Windows NT visits. Over the past 24 hours it says 43% of my visitors are using that system.

    That can’t be right. I thought maybe it was bots, but I’m not seeing an influx of those. And I have a huge bot blocking list as well.

    Any ideas? Has anyone else seen this?

    #Website #Analytics #WindowsNT #Windows #OS #WTF

  26. My analytics for MarkWrites.io show a surge of Windows NT visits. Over the past 24 hours it says 43% of my visitors are using that system.

    That can’t be right. I thought maybe it was bots, but I’m not seeing an influx of those. And I have a huge bot blocking list as well.

    Any ideas? Has anyone else seen this?

    #Website #Analytics #WindowsNT #Windows #OS #WTF

  27. After using Task Manager in Windows NT 4.0 for the first time and then going back to Windows 98, my life just wasn't the same. I now knew there was a better way to live. Even if that way meant sacrificing Device Manager.

    youtube.com/watch?v=yQykvrAR_po

    #computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft

  28. Furthermore, #VMS pioneered advanced fault-tolerant, distributed computing with VAXcluster technology, which allowed multiple systems to share a single file system and management domain, establishing VMS as a leader in high-availability enterprise computing. These innovations influenced later designs, including Cutler’s subsequent work on #Microsoft #WindowsNT.
    Via @unix_byte

  29. Furthermore, #VMS pioneered advanced fault-tolerant, distributed computing with VAXcluster technology, which allowed multiple systems to share a single file system and management domain, establishing VMS as a leader in high-availability enterprise computing. These innovations influenced later designs, including Cutler’s subsequent work on #Microsoft #WindowsNT.
    Via @unix_byte

  30. @DarvenDissek @sebsauvage The fun part is that #QDOS stood for "Quick and Dirty Operating System" and was a one-person project by somebody who built a CP/M alternative by himself.

    #Microsoft bought it for small money, relabeled it as #MSDOS and made their first Millions with it.

    Furthermore: #Windows was a rip-off from macOS. And #WindowsNT was a dirty hit in the back while MS was (co-)developing #OS2 for IBM.

    Most people don't even know about #Excel and (partly) #Word being a 3rd-party software bought by MS.

    The main contribution by MS was not as a software developing company. Their core competence was taking money for something that was for free and widely shared and improved by all sorts of people before. They invented proprietary software, software licenses and mandatory software bundles with hardware with no option not to pay for it.

    Whatever software decisions were made on top, were mostly really poor decisions IMO.

  31. A 29th year birthday retrospective on Windows NT 4.0.

    dfarq.homeip.net/windows-nt-4-

    For my retro hobby, NT 3.51 is my preferred version because of its Windows 3.1-like UI, but in 1999, 4.0 was the first version I encountered in the wild.

    #retrocomputing #winnt #windowsnt #computerhistory

  32. The 1990s are still alive and feebly kicking. #windowsnt

  33. I've pushed myself a bit and tossed a rough tutorial on cross-compiling for #Windows3, #WindowsNT, #Windows95, and #MSDOS with #OpenWatcom up on the web zone: indigoparadox.zone/tutorials/w

    It's late, so I don't trust my proofreading, but I've been asked about this enough where a quick and dirty tutorial has become a practical consideration. Hopefully it's useful!